gold digger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Literal sense is from c. the 1830s; the figurative sense (a woman who seeks money in a relationship) is from 1915.
Meanings
- (literally) Someone who digs or mines for gold.
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(derogatory, figuratively) A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
If she sends her son for the money she is a gold digger, and if she sends her daughter, she is a gold digger teaching her daughter how to be a gold digger—two offenses for the price of one. Whether it is the misinterpretation of the hustle, recognizing the game, or asking for legitimate funds for child care, the black woman is often seen as a gold digger.
2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| gold-digger | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gold diggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| golddigger | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
fame digger · fame whore[coinstantial]]>
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Translations (67)
nl geldwolf (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · sk zlatokopka (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · fr michto (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · sv lycksökerska (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · eo orfosisto (someone who digs or mines for gold) · hu hozományvadász (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · et harakas (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · et lipitseja (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · es cafiche (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · et kullakaevur (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · vi người đào mỏ (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ota آلتونجی (someone who digs or mines for gold) · et õnnekütt (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · es chapiadora (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · fr chercheur d'or (someone who digs or mines for gold) · fr croqueuse de diamants (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · nl gouddelver (someone who digs or mines for gold) · es trepador (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ja 金魚の糞 (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · de Abzockerbraut (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · es cazafortunas (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · bg златотърсач (someone who digs or mines for gold) · cmn 淘金者 (someone who digs or mines for gold) · es excavador de oro (someone who digs or mines for gold) · ms pengorek emas (someone who digs or mines for gold) · et kullakaevur (someone who digs or mines for gold) · pl poszukiwacz złota (someone who digs or mines for gold) · eo orserĉisto (someone who digs or mines for gold) · fi onnenonkija (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · bg златотърсач (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · sh sponzòruša /спонзо̀руша (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · et aferist (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · el χρυσοθήρας (someone who digs or mines for gold) · da guldgraver (someone who digs or mines for gold) · nl goudzoeker (someone who digs or mines for gold) · es excavadora de oro (someone who digs or mines for gold) · sv lycksökare (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · sv guldgrävare (someone who digs or mines for gold) · ru охо́тница за деньга́ми (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · pt garimpeiro (someone who digs or mines for gold) · de Goldgräber (someone who digs or mines for gold) · ko 꽃뱀 (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ja 金採掘者 (someone who digs or mines for gold) · ms pisau cukur (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · da golddigger (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · nb gullgraver (someone who digs or mines for gold) · it cercatore d'oro (someone who digs or mines for gold) · ru стара́тель (someone who digs or mines for gold) · de Goldgräberin (someone who digs or mines for gold) · la poscinummius (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · fi kullankaivaja (someone who digs or mines for gold) · cmn 拜金女 (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · cs zlatokopka (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ms penggali emas (someone who digs or mines for gold) · bg златотърсачка (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · mk спонзо́рџика (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ru авантюристка (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · nn gullgravar (someone who digs or mines for gold) · pt caça-dotes (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · ru золотоиска́тель (someone who digs or mines for gold) · pl naciągaczka (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · cmn 拜金男 (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · hu aranyásó (someone who digs or mines for gold) · fr michetonneuse (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · lt barakuda (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · et kiibitseja (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power) · pt interesseiro (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power)